where are the good movies?

movieguy
movieguy Posts: 64
edited March 2005 in Music & Movies
well i think this was my last visit to the theater for a looooong time. just saw the ring 2 (yaaaaaawwwwnnnnnn). went to the video store and walked down isles ......... nothing new . went home and watched the incredibles (which i'd bought for the kids) .which i actually enjoyed , great use of bass and surrounds.
i think hollywood is out of ideas . the trailer for war of the worlds looks interesting . has anyone seen anything worthy of a two hour investment lately? i don't mind renting a dud but twenty bucks to take a nap leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited March 2005
    Star Wars... 'nuff said.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited March 2005
    if you can manage the theater experience.. go check out Million Dollar Baby. WOW what a movie. It's a must see in my book. don't wait for the DVD.
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  • Billm57
    Billm57 Posts: 689
    edited March 2005
    Originally posted by movieguy
    well i think this was my last visit to the theater for a looooong time. just saw the ring 2 (yaaaaaawwwwnnnnnn). went to the video store and walked down isles ......... nothing new . went home and watched the incredibles (which i'd bought for the kids) .which i actually enjoyed , great use of bass and surrounds.
    i think hollywood is out of ideas . the trailer for war of the worlds looks interesting . has anyone seen anything worthy of a two hour investment lately? i don't mind renting a dud but twenty bucks to take a nap leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
    see my post on Downfall
  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited March 2005
    went to the video store and walked down isles ......... nothing new
    Yep.

    Problem is -- due to the advent of DVD's, most people have access to thousands of movies at any time just by going down the street to Blockbuster, using NetFlix, etc. or subscribing to paid programming. After a few years, the movie watching experience loses its appeal for some people because it's all the same ****. Back in the day, we went to the theater to see a movie and it was a big deal, but now we can watch them 24/7 or even digitally record them to watch whenever we feel like it.

    Besides, Hollywood is very monolithic in its approach to the kind of movies they will release, so creativity is limited. Like, who wants to see another reluctant superhero movie? Personally, I "settle" on watching movies that I wouldn't ordinarily view because the pickings are slim. It's ashamed when the better movies out there tend to be cartoon characters, i.e. the Incredibles. God forbid if we made more interesting movies with real people.

    So to eff Hollywood, let's produce a movie called, "The Polk Players." It's a story about these guys (and a gal) who spend all of their time on an Internet forum talking about audio. It'll have mystery (where does Russ really get his gear and how many ho's has he pimp slapped?), murder (George hunting down Max for suggesting the Tosh), action (we'll go behind the scenes at a Polk gathering and see the strange things alcohol makes people do), sex (we'll revive the Good Babe thread and show ALL of the lovely ladies posing for the camera), violence (we'll show lots from bloodshed from the next guy that tries to remove the Good Babe thread); horror (Russ will dance naked); and drama (we'll show Sid's darkest secrets and what motivates him to make so many posts).
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited March 2005
    Dang it, you just made me hurp in my mouth.. :mad:
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  • Nelson57
    Nelson57 Posts: 190
    edited March 2005
    Hey, where can I get that Polk Players movie??
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited March 2005
    you're living it man... you're living it. :p
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited March 2005
    jdhdiggs,

    what`s a hurp ?

    aint it like a cold sore..?!!

    that never goes away..?

    dude if you herped into your soda..throw it away...that kant be good..!!



















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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited March 2005
    Just a guess, but "hurp" is a cross between hurling and burping. It can also be referred to as pre-hurl, mini-vomit, re-eating or burp ball.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited March 2005
    I use "thurp". When you burp a little throw up.
  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited March 2005
    Originally posted by Early B.
    Just a guess, but "hurp" is a cross between hurling and burping. It can also be referred to as pre-hurl, mini-vomit, re-eating or burp ball.

    Yup, you got it.. :p
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